NYT Connections hint (Thu, 13 Aug)

You can't win Connections every day! Well actually, you can. Especially if you use our Connections Companion!

We've got hints, answers, and everything in between so you can smash another puzzle out of the park.

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Connections hint for Thursday 13th August

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Just keep on swimming!
• 🟩 Green hint: Slow and steady.
• 🟦 Blue hint: The more you fly, the more these come your way.
• 🟪 Purple hint: Cold can be more than just a temperature.
• Extra hint 1: One group is united by a common starting word.
• Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'C'

If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:

• 🟨 Yellow: Carry On
• 🟩 Green: Inch
• 🟦 Blue: Lounge
• 🟪 Purple: Turkey

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!

Today's Connections groups revealed

If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.

Here are the Connections groups for today:

• 🟨 Yellow: Persevere
• 🟩 Green: Move Slowly (Up To)
• 🟦 Blue: Airline Status Perks
• 🟪 Purple: "Cold" Things, In Idioms

Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!

Connections answer today

Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Thursday, 13th August:

• 🟨 Yellow: Persevere (Carry On, Continue, Make It, Persist)
• 🟩 Green: Move Slowly (Up To) (Creep, Ease, Edge, Inch)
• 🟦 Blue: Airline Status Perks (Checked Bags, Lounge, Miles, Upgrade)
• 🟪 Purple: "Cold" Things, In Idioms (Comfort, Feet, Shoulder, Turkey)

Today's puzzle had a nice mix of common sayings, airline perks, and slippery wordplay. The blue group fell into place first, but was quickly followed by the yellow group, then green, and poor purple was a case of the process of elimination. Sorry purple group.

Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:

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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!